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Recognised as Colour

#E8538F

  • #E8538F
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Hot pink

#E8538F is a red with RGB values 232, 83, 143 and HSL 336°, 76%, 62%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Hot pink.

Colour values

#E8538F#E8538F
HEX#E8538F
RGBrgb(232, 83, 143)
RGB (0–1)0.9098, 0.3255, 0.5608
RGB percentages91%, 32.5%, 56.1%
HSLhsl(335.8, 76.4%, 61.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(335.8, 64.2%, 91%)
CMYK0%, 64.2%, 38.4%, 9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,225,743
CSS custom property--colour: #E8538F;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.25325WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness149.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.07:1
Contrast with white3.46:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.07:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#777777
Inverted#17AC70

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#6F7891no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 61.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#97948Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 63.3 from the original
Tritanopia#FA446Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 23.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.46:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.07:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Hot pink · ΔE 12.2Pale violetred · ΔE 17.3Medium violet red · ΔE 20.4Deep pink · ΔE 22.5Indian red · ΔE 29.9Light coral · ΔE 30.2
Nearest named CSS colourHot pink (#FF69B4)ΔE 12.21, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#53E8AC
Analogous#E853D9, #E86253
Triadic#8FE853, #538FE8
Split complementary#53E861, #53D9E8
Tetradic#DAE853, #53E8AC, #6253E8

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FADAE7
Lighter +20%#F4ADCA
Lighter +10%#EE80AC
Darker −10%#E22672
Darker −20%#BC195B
Darker −30%#8F1345
Darker −40%#620D2F
More saturated +25%#FF3C8B
Less saturated −25%#D06B94

Channel breakdown

R232
G83
B143
Red232 (91%)
Green83 (32.5%)
Blue143 (56.1%)
Hue335.84°
Saturation (HSL)76.41%
Lightness61.76%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR E8 · G 53 · B 8F

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